… ELAC was given this award because their exemplary work in supporting 100% of ELAC Black and African American students to enroll directly in transfer-level English. ELAC was one of 56 California community colleges to be given this award from … Equitable placement practices have proven to be highly consequential for increasing access to transfer-level coursework, maximizing student success, and closing racial/ethnic equity gaps. By starting in transfer-level English, completion rates have tripled for Black students and more than doubled for Latinx students. In math, completion rates have quadrupled for Black students and Latinx students . “East Los Angeles College is honored to …